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• How Do We Act When We Don’t Know If We’ll Win?

  We are living through a period when many people who care about justice and democracy are exhausted, frightened, or unsure what their actions can accomplish. Paul Loeb’s The Impossible Will Take a Little While: Perseverance and Hope in Troubled Times, originally published two decades ago and substantially revised for a new edition, begins with a

• The Lists are Growing: Will Israel Finally Pay a Price?

  Let’s start with the good news. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has added 61 companies to its database of businesses involved in activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements, expanding the list from 158 to 214 companies. Why is this good news? Because it further illustrates a degree of seriousness within

• French Students Vs. NATO

  For the third week in a row, high school students across France are taking to the streets demanding more investment in their education. They want more teachers, smaller classes, decent school buildings and a public education system that works for poor and working-class students. But their struggle comes at a moment when France faces mounting